Scott Kazmir

He strode across the stage toward his new manager and grabbed his new jersey. Giancarlo Stanton never hid his desire to be a Dodger, but childhood dreams do not involve the luxury tax. And so Stanton buttoned up the pinstripes of the New York Yankees on the first day of the winter meetings, a representation of the biggest ticket item on the market coming off the board.

“Sometimes, things just spiral out of place,” Stanton said as he stood at a podium at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, where the meetings are being held. “And you need to find a new home.”

Eager to escape a situation in Miami he described as lacking direction and stability, Stanton jolted the...

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